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exercise XC

The form of ant continued

§ 503. We have seen that feminine words in the nominative and accusative singular have their first consonant aspirated. There is a peculiarity about such nouncs beginning with s—for, not only is the s aspirated , but the t of the article re-appears.

Thus we say, not an ṡúil, but ant ṡúil, or as we usually write it, an tsúil, an t-súil (thool)

§ 504.

§ 505. Translate into English

• Ċonnaic Briġid an tSionainn ar maidin indiu, agus ḃí sí duḃ.
• Atá an tSiuir leaṫan go leor ins an áit so.
• Ní ḟuil an tsráid glan, atá só bog.
• Ní ḟaca an tseanḃean an madaḋ úd, ní ḟuair sé biaḋ ná beoċ fós.
• Fuair an cú biaḋ, agus ḃí lúṫġáir air.
• Ná cuir cíos nór ar an talaṁ so.

§ 506. Translate into Irish

• The Shannon is in Ireland, the Moy is slow and wide, this river is dark and cold.
• The Shannon is wide at this place, there is a beautiful ship on it now.
• Did you see the ship on the river?
• His eye is black, her eye is blue, the other eye is crooked.
• We are sorry, we are not angry.
• I saw the high mountain today.
• The eagle did not see the light.

note that
phonetic
symbols
are not
necessarily pronounced
as in English

See § 13-16